Aperture Printing
Photo lab Aperture Printing, 27 Rathbone Pl, London W1T 1JE, United Kingdom:
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Address: 27 Rathbone Pl, London W1T 1JE, United Kingdom
Website: apertureprinting.com
Phone number: +44 20 7580 0857
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Latitude: 51.5178393Longitude: -0.1341110
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Carolyn Maches
What a great find and unique place.
The people who work here are enthusiasts just like you, they own old Leica film camera's, can wax poetically for hours on the difference between a summicron type II or type III look, and show you all the features of their self designed, hand made, camera straps - designed by actual photographers mind you, so it's great to use.. You'll hear that a few times.
If you're looking for an amazing place to find second hand lenses, old school camera's, great finds, fun deals, or exotic and classic equipment - make haste and go here ASAP - you'll have a fantastic time and find tons of good stuff
3 weeks ago
David George
Wonderful place to dream and to get some advice. Mecca for photographers, pne of two in london
4 weeks ago
Paula Strong
If you are looking for a one-of-a-kind camera or if you need to repair your favorite camera or lens, this is the place to go in London. Aperture offers a large selection of 2nd hand, top brand cameras and lenses from Nikon, Canon, Leica, to name a few. The staff is professional, knowledgeable and friendly, and more importantly, they offer great customer service. I came twice for a minor lens fixing (mixing screws) and they did the job on the fly at no charge! They have definitely won me over with customer service and any future big purchases or repairs will be done at their shop. Special kudos to Kriton for the technical support and Will for his warm welcome.
10 months ago
nebelungpixie
Great place for Leica. With full range of lens and used Leica in good condition and fair price
4 months ago
Jonathan Pecina
Lots of cool vintage lenses. They know how to deal with photographic gear.
3 weeks ago
T I
Good place for film processing and classic & digital cameras
6 months ago
Allen Habtamu
Good shop, good prices and great team
3 months ago
Clarissa Eller
very kind staff! touched by their kind and helpful advice for camera
4 weeks ago
Chris Ross
Consistently knowledgeable and helpful staff - truly great shop
10 months ago
Sergio Sanchez
So today I popped into the store to purchase a strap for my camera, I entered the store and asked a member of staff if they have camera straps to which the response was "we don't do cheap straps in here, they're quite expensive ones we don't do second hand". I couldn't believe this response as I hadn't mentioned price at all or asked for a cheap product, the audacity this man had to judge me purely on my appearance being a mixed race male in my mid 20's was completely unnaceptable, had he not been in such a rush to make this stereotypical judgement and given me a second to open my camera bag and show him my Contact G2 with 45mm Karl zeiss lens that I'd spent £800 on and was now hunting for a strap for maybe he would have seen past my skin colour and acted in a more professional manner. Never the less I shook my head and said how utterly dissapointing that was before sadly leaving the shop that I will never be revisiting or recommending to any other photographer.
3 weeks ago
john morrissey
Well priced equipment & friendly professional staff. Would return!
4 months ago
Lystra Jones
One of the very few proper camera shops left!
8 months ago
Jessica Fiel
Friendly staff,realistic prices and great place to shop
9 months ago
Larrie Majors
Always ad great service in this shop, The prices are good and the staff is very knowledgeable .
8 months ago
Tim Rayburn
Avoid!!! One of the members of staff was extremely rude and spoke with a terrible attitude. He showed no concern with any of my queries regarding a product after the payment was done. Furthermore he was dishonest with details and prices, changing what he claimed.
I do not recommend selling/ trading-in items here as you will given a terrible price quote on the basis that its in a bad condition, then selling your product for at least twice as much of what you receive, stated it as 'mint' etc condition.
6 months ago
Dominique Norton
Knowledgeable staff great for second hand Leica gear. A++
4 months ago
Chris Mccoy
Niche camera shop with lots of second-hand things to look at - if you know what you're looking for. Very knowledgeable staff also.
4 months ago
Angie Runkle
Great place. Friendly and helpful staff.
2 months ago
Kim Jaworski
Extremely disappointed at your service.
One staff member was utterly rude to me over the phone. He probably doesn't run the shop (might even be new) because he had to keep putting me on hold to ask someone else for a price quote.
I called up in the afternoon asking for a quote to sell them a particular camera and he gave an approximation price and said it's subject to its condition. I thanked him and said I will come down to the store and let them have a look in the evening.
Closer to the evening, I called them up again because I decided to sell my camera flash addition to my camera body. I wanted to know if it was worth my time bringing the flash down in addition. The same guy answered the phone and I said, "Hi I called up earlier with regards to selling my camera body. Would there be a maximum price that you guys will give for the camera body? Supposing it is in perfect condition and as described earlier on the phone? Also, what is the best price for my camera flash? It's brand new and totally unused."
Along with a whole lot of attitude and other remarks made during the rest of our conversation, this sentence was what ticked me off and made me hang up. Imagine hearing this in the MOST SNOBBISH TONE ever:
"Well it's obviously not brand new since you've had it. And how am I supposed to even give you a price (for the camera body)? I don't remember what I said to you just now. If you're going to keep asking me hypothetical questions, I'm going to give you hypothetical answers."
My reply:
"You DON'T need to be so rude over the phone." [hangs up]
Just for everyone's info, almost every camera shop I've called up gives a cap on what they would likely offer for any piece of equipment. If you guys at Aperture don't do that, simply say so at the start. Don't expect every new customer to understand your policy if you're "different" from other shops. I cringe to think about what less-knowledgeable photographers/videographers would have to face when you decide to verbally abuse them.
On a separate occasion, I have personally gone to your shop before with a friend and we were given the same rude response when I asked if you take in a particular third-party lens. One of the guys simply replied "Nobody wants your lens" and he just ignored us after that. Even the stgaff across the street at CeX are way friendlier and they're nice enough to recommend places to sell gear that they don't take in. It's not surprise NONE of them recommended "Aperture across the street".
You guys may be great at what you do as techies, but this is absolutely no way to treat customers. I'm definitely advising my all my fellow freelancers to avoid your store. I am extremely disappointed in the way you treat your customers and don't understand how you have decent reviews on Google. For all you know half of them are fake.
3 months ago
Stephanie Chery
Amazing camera store with very knowledgeable staff!
3 weeks ago
Philip Roe
Always good service and realistic prices.
8 months ago
bravo hash
Really good selection of used gear. Knowledgeable and helpful staff
4 months ago
Alexis Ochoa
perfect. great deals, great pro team
8 months ago
Michelle Fundora
What a photographic gem in a time where physical photographic shops are becoming few and far between. Inside you'll find a mecca of secondhand classic camera makes like Leica, Rollei, old-school Nikons… The staff are so polite and courteous, but more importantly they really know their stuff. I know that because I took in my beloved Hasselblad camera which had a sticky shutter. They looked at it there and then, we shot a roll of film, they developed it in their onsite lab and we checked the results. They only charged me for the roll and the developing. No cost for 1/2hr of their time, knowledge and expertise. If you want the best in photographic service plus lots of secondhand decent cameras to salivate over (well not literally they'll hope!), Aperture is your place. You can't miss it. A deep red coloured, weather worn but inviting looking shop on Rathbone Place, just off Oxford Street, a 5 minute walk from Tottenham Ct. Rd tube.
5 months ago
Susie CottageVacations
The best camera shop in town
6 months ago
andre castro
As you stroll down a somewhat generic street you will easily find that this is a shop that radiates a different vibe, a place with a more human touch.
I find this a real gem in London, what meets the visitor is a friendly team of people you can feel are passionate about photography and care to talk to you in a genuine way. There isn´t a sense of rush or coldness - everytime I´ve felt welcome.
You come across a sweet portfolio of cameras - leicas, rolleiflex, hasselblad predominantly, and the occasional large format suites. What leaves the experience memorable is the additional touch of the fika/tearoom across the room where softspoken conversation and peaceful encounters peak the eye.
To make note of though, is that for film processing these guys have a very decent offering if you consider the market in London as a whole. For one, they are of the few who are open on Saturdays - and their packages for film processing and scanning holds up the quality. It may take up to a week, but I always feel it is worth it and I feel like it is in safe hands.
Always, you feel welcome to come back, if not even only for the pleasant light that meets the window display with the Asian plants and the curious visitors expression when discovering this place. The shop is really full of frames itself, and any camera shop that disregards that aspect is out of the game.
Anyone who loves film and photography should make a visit, whether it is this shop or the companion in Museum Street (also recommended). For film processing this is the place though.
3 weeks ago
Paul lu
only go here if you know exactly what you want. The staff are not helpful.
6 months ago
Sandy
Great shop for all things photographic
7 months ago
Laili Saleh
Great, stylish photography shop, knowledgeable staff.
4 months ago
Ileana Voinea
Competitive Prices .Swift to deal with .
6 months ago
William Matheson
Really helpful and professional staff. Thank you!
3 weeks ago
EA
Always fantaatic
6 months ago
l byron
Gpod
2 months ago
jack king
If you have any questions regarding old or historic cameras, this is your place of call.
6 months ago
Blaken Madden
I love aperture
3 months ago
Robert Irelson
Helpful & friendly
2 months ago
Benjamin Cole
Top notch
4 weeks ago
Ron Botran
Trusted
3 months ago
Baijunath J
Specialist camera shop that develops film
5 months ago
Luis Caballero
Good choice for pro photographers
8 months ago
julissa fernandez
found out lots of dust and hair in my film scan...very disappointed...
8 months ago
Aaron Sanzone
A shop run by enthusiasts for enthusiasts
10 months ago
Amie Dawson
The best camera shop in London.
4 weeks ago
Angie
Amazing company
10 months ago
Jason Kenosky
The cake is a lie
3 weeks ago
Todd Brandon
Friendly enough but completely unrealistic pricing structure.
5 months ago
Wendi White
Good collection of cameras.
8 months ago
Bob Bobr
Great customer service, very nice people
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